Im glad we didnt get lumped together with them, because were not those other bands.. [178] He started recording at Dave's Room Recording Studio in North Hollywood, California on March 10, 2020. [50] Cantrell worked doing asbestos abatement around the Dallas and Houston area. [169] When asked about releasing another solo album, he issued this statement in 2010: Not for a while. } Performing mostly cover songs from bands like Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Stooges, Black Sabbath, and Aerosmith, the group was rounded out by vocalist John Corabi, bassist Chris Wyse, and drummer Josh Howser. The group emerged in 1990 with its debut album, Facelift; that LPs single Man in the Box garnered both Grammy and MTV award nominations last year. For the time being, he is intent on making music that can purge his pain. [52] While working at the store, Cantrell bought what he described as his first "real guitar", a 1984 G&L Rampage. "item": { [224][225], On November 20, 2015, Cantrell joined The Cult on stage at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles to perform the song "The Phoenix". L-R: Mike Inez, Sean Kinney, unknown, Dionne Farris, Donnie Ienner (then-president of Columbia Records), Layne Staley, Mike McCready, and Jason Finn (of the band Presidents Of The U.S.A.). Cantrell's early influences made Alice in Chains' heavy metal tones stand out among their fellow grunge/alternative rock-oriented bands of the Seattle music scene. [154] The tracks "Cut You In", "My Song" and "Dickeye" were released as singles to promote the album. "@type": "ListItem", Off-time stuff is just more exciting it takes people by surprise when you shift gears like that before they even know what the hell hit 'em. [342], Since 2009, Cantrell has hosted the Alice in Chains & Friends Charity Fantasy Football League. [249] In 2011, Cantrell revealed that he had to retire the guitar due to a hairline crack from the neck all the way through the back of the body. It was scary church music. Nashville TN", "The Making of Alice in Chains' Black Gives Way to Blue", "Jerry Cantrell Shares The Tales Behind Some of The Most Treasured Pieces In His Arsenal", "Alice In Chains Would Live Jools Holland 5 1993", "Interview: Jerry Cantrell talks lost guitars, weirdest gigs and more", "Jerry Cantrell and the New Dean USA Soltero! Cantrell wanted to continue the tour, and although he was in a lot of pain, he played his first concert as a frontman without a guitar opening for Cheap Trick in Atlanta. [91] The album's fourth single, "Rooster", was a tribute to Cantrell's father. with vocalist Phil Anselmo of Pantera and Down and bass player Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver, then they played "Rooster" with Ann Wilson and Comes with the Fall vocalist William DuVall. [217] The following night, Cantrell joined the band to perform "Kick Out the Jams". [230] Cantrell sang "Love Her Madly" accompanied by The Doors' original guitarist Robby Krieger, keyboardist George Laks, bassist Zander Schloss, and drummer Brian Young. Listen online or download the iHeart App. Although the band has changed, we've lost Layne, we've added Will, and there was no master plan. They came to us at a time when we were hungry for music, says label president Don Ienner, who has since taken the band especially guitarist Cantrell, whom he refers to as a future guitar god under his wing. According to Susan Silver, this was taken at the Grammy Awards party in 1996. 14 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks. [327] The surgery postponed the recording sessions of The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here as Cantrell could not play guitar for eight months while he was recovering. Metallica Celebrate Alice in Chains With Tender Cover of 'Would?'. 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[95][96] The band's self-titled third studio album was released in November 1995, debuted at No. "[314] William DuVall, who performed Staley's vocals during Cantrell's solo concerts, elaborated on this emotional period saying: "I lost my grandfather in the same week, so Cantrell and I both hit the road with immense personal losses dogging us. A lot of people stand and get the fuck back up after falling. "@type": "ListItem", [98][102] Still in 1999, the band released a 15-track compilation titled Nothing Safe: Best of the Box. Columbia made Facelift a top priority, hoping to prove the company wasnt merely a stable for fresh-scrubbed pop acts like Mariah Carey, New Kids on the Block and C&C Music Factory. You can view the photo below. We're willing to take a chance on it. Alice in Chains. Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AIC) is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who later recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne Staley. [42] In the months before writing the song, Cantrell had been suffering from an unexplained illness. [26] In a 1998 Q&A, Cantrell revealed that acting has always been an interest to him. The facts are that I was shooting a lot of dope, and thats nobodys business but mine, he says, resting on the tour bus before opening for Osbourne in Dallas. [221], Cantrell performed with Duff McKagan's band The Walking Papers during the band's concert at The Crocodile in Seattle on December 15, 2012. Cantrell and his Alice in Chains bandmates played a five-song set at the awards event and Cantrell stated, "We really miss Layne [Staley] and Mike [Starr], and we carry them with us in our hearts". at the Gibson Summer Jam 2008. "name": "Rock Features" [62] Kinney pointed at his girlfriend and said: "that's weird cause that's his sister". I felt I was puking up all this undigested grief in losing Layne." [16] Cantrell has earned nine Grammy Award nominations as a member of Alice in Chains.[17]. [219], On December 9, 2011, Cantrell joined Metallica for their 30th anniversary concert at The Fillmore in San Francisco and performed the songs "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Nothing Else Matters", "Seek and Destroy" and a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone". ,{ It's overwhelming. Photos: Alice in Chains Throughout the Nineties. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1994,[92] becoming the first ever EP and first Alice in Chains release to top the charts. [339], In 2007, Cantrell auctioned off some of his favorite clothes from key moments in his career to benefit MusiCares and the Layne Staley Fund,[340][341] which provides support and treatment for heroin recovery in the Seattle music community. } [294] Cantrell said about the film; "I get more people coming up to me telling me my line. [179] On March 4, 2021, he announced via his Instagram page that he had completed the album, captioning the photo "Finished my record tonight one year to the day from when we started recording it. A rock band like Alice in Chains wont record in just any studio, or with just any [269] The lyrics to "Black Gives Way to Blue" are printed on the base plate of the pedal. [313] Asked about Staley's death in an interview with MTV in July 2002, Cantrell said: "It's something I'm still dealing with, and I still think like he's here. All Rights reserved. "[20] Cantrell's manager at the time, Bill Siddons, said that Jerry really loved Layne and they had a bond he hadn't seen before. [101][37], Alice in Chains performed four shows supporting Kiss on their Alive/Worldwide Tour in 1996, including the final live appearance of Layne Staley on July 3, 1996, in Kansas City, Missouri. Maybe somewhere down the road. [21] His father is an Army veteran, and his mother was an amateur organist and melodica player who worked as an administrative assistant for the Clover Park School District in Pierce County, Washington. There are no excuses for why you shouldn't celebrate hard today! We've been friends a long time. [287], In 2012, Cantrell's voice was featured on a smoking policy ad at the Sea-Tac Airport in Seattle. [71], Jerry Cantrell served as the lead guitarist, co-lyricist, co-vocalist and main composer of Alice in Chains until the group's near-permanent hiatus beginning in the late 1990s and leading through the death of lead singer Layne Staley in April 2002. After the gig, the band briefly mingles backstage with fans and Columbia executives before scattering. Alice in Chains Setlist at State Fair Grandstands, Oklahoma City, OK, USA Edit setlist Tour: Dirt Tour statistics Add setlist Setlist Dam That River We Die Young Them Bones Would? But despite the fun times and early commercial success of Dirt, Staley wont be singing any upbeat ditties in the near future. Cantrell has been most famously seen playing a G&L Guitars' Rampage model. However, this album still has not been released. Layne Staley made his final music industry appearance at the 1997 Grammys, and discussed in interviews how he really wanted to win one. Most bands would have stopped immediately, but we kept touring., Editors picks Alice in Chains both epitomized the I took a fucking long, hard walk through hell. [citation needed] Cantrell opened for Metallica and Van Halen on their 1998 summer tour. After the show, ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez shared a couple of Instagram photos taken at the gig, and he included the following message: "Awesome first show after 3 years. "@type": "WebPage", [248] The guitar can also be seen in the movie Singles. Cantrell also acted in the Alice in Chains mockumentaries The Nona Tapes (1995) and AIC 23 (2013). During our set the entire crowd would chant, Slayer, Slayer, Slayer. But we figured, hey, if we could play for a Slayer crowd and not get killed, we had it made., All the hard work eventually paid off in September 1991, thirteen months after Facelift was released, the album was certified gold for selling a half-million copies, making Alice the most successful new Seattle band until Nirvana exploded. Later they struck a compromise Cantrell would play guitar for Staleys ill-fated funk-rock band, and the singer agreed to howl for the warehouse metal crew. Around the same time, we went out for dinner with some Columbia Records people who were vegetarians. [48] Cantrell also cited Soundgarden as a big influence on him. I didn't intend to get here but I'm very grateful I am here, and it took a lot of people to help me get here. HippieintheWeeds. [32] Look forward to setting it free upon your ear holes sometime soon. He also has a solo career and released the albums Boggy Depot in 1998 and Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2 in 2002. [75][76][77] Cantrell stated that it was Staley who encouraged him to sing. Alice In Chains was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance for Grind. Dionne Farris was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for a song I co-wrote entitled I Know. Nice unexpected small world/full-circle moment for me. Although its the night after Sadistic Sunday, Staley is having a grand time. [66][63][67], Cantrell attended a Guns N' Roses concert at the Seattle Center in 1988,[68] and took an Alice in Chains demo tape to give to the band. [343] Cantrell founded the league to combine his love of fantasy football with the goal of helping a worthy cause. [82] Their debut album, Facelift, was released in 1990 and has been certified double-platinum by the RIAA, selling over two million copies. Pantera and Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell expressed his admiration for Cantrell's guitar work in an interview for Guitar International in 1995, saying that "the layering and the honest feel that Jerry Cantrell gets on [Alice in Chains' Dirt] record is worth a lot more than someone who plays five million notes". Alice in Chains is an American metal /rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. 5. [132] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in May 2010,[133] [280], In 2016, Blend Guitar ranked Cantrell at No. The whips come down hard at the Basement in Dallas, an underground club where the last night of every weekend is celebrated as Sadistic Sunday. [159], In 1998, Layne Staley almost performed live again since Alice in Chains' last concert in July 1996,[160] when Cantrell went to Seattle on his solo tour for Boggy Depot. The tattoo parlor is cluttered with designs of skulls, gargoyles, dragons and other Goth images. [176][177], On January 24, 2020, Cantrell announced that he was working on a new solo album. [74], Their second full-length album, Dirt, was released in September 1992 to critical acclaim and was certified quadruple platinum. Did you know that mile for mile, Oklahoma offers the nation's most diverse terrain? [263] The Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Guitar that was stolen in 2001 was returned to him and made an appearance at a gig in 2018. 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The band reformed in 2005 when drummer Sean Kinney had the idea to reunite the surviving members[103] to perform a benefit concert for the victims of the tsunami disaster that struck South Asia in 2004. Alice Caviness Vintage 1940s Key Brooch in Sterling Silver, featuring a Deep Blue Glass Accented Crown with Filigree Finial. [51] He also worked at the music store Arnold and Morgan Music Company. [330] The riff later became the song "Stone", the first single from The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here. [41], Cantrell's debut solo album, Boggy Depot, was released on April 7, 1998,[152] and published by Cantrell's Boggy Bottom Publishing company. [26] Due to the strain of war, his parents divorced when he was seven years old, and Cantrell was raised by his mother, Gloria, and his maternal grandmother in Tacoma. @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 979px) { [319] Cantrell stated, "There are two things you never want to get into a conversation or argument about: politics and religion. Ironically, when the full-scale media blitz hit western Washington earlier this year, Alice in Chains was virtually lost in the shuffle. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. [243], Cantrell used the original "Blue Dress" guitar on the music videos for "Man in the Box",[244] "We Die Young",[245] "Sea of Sorrow",[246] "Grind",[247] and "Again". On March 18, 1966,Jerry Cantrell was born in Tacoma, Washington. [329][332] He was awarded the 2012 Stevie Ray Vaughan Award from MusiCares, for his work helping other addicts with the recovery process. "item": { "I think there's overwhelming evidence that things aren't working right now. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time Members include; William DuVall, Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney, Layne Staley, Mike Starr. [291], In the early 1990s, Cantrell and his Alice in Chains bandmates Layne Staley and Mike Starr were featured on the music video "Never a Know, But the No", from the Seattle thrash metal band Forced Entry. Well, the Alice in Chains singer decided to make a return trip to the Basement. } The title track has a really ominous intro that sets the mood for the rest of the song. Proceeds from the concert benefited the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute and further the mission of Rhonda's Kiss, an organization that helps cancer patients in need. And Staley? [71] After three months of negotiations, Alice in Chains signed to Columbia Records on September 11, 1989. [333][332], Cantrell is a longtime supporter of MusiCares MAP Fund,[329] which helps musicians who are struggling with addiction, financial and health issues. Cantrell wrote the lyrics from the perspective of Keanu Reeves' title character. The opening performance will be the first full show by Alice in chains, live since September Alice In Chains Bassist Mike Starr Dies At 44. It reached 14 on Billboards Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [41] He also considers himself "half Yankee and half redneck". Jerrys first solo material was a song called Leave Me Alone that made the soundtrack to the 1996Jim Carrey andMatthew BroderickfilmThe Cable Guy. [73] The album, which received better critical reception than its predecessor, featured two singles, "Anger Rising" and "Angel Eyes", and the track "She Was My Girl" was included on the Spider-Man soundtrack. Shortly after the show, Staley was found unresponsive after he overdosed on heroin and was hospitalized. [32] At that time he played clarinet, and his mother was dating a guitar player who handed his guitar to Cantrell and taught him a couple of chords. [74], Cantrell started to sing lead vocals on the 1992 acoustic EP Sap, and his role continued to grow in the following albums, making Alice in Chains a two-vocal band. [266], In 2010, Jim Dunlop introduced the "JC95 Cantrell Signature Cry Baby", Cantrell's signature Cry Baby wah pedal,[267][268] based on the original Jimi Hendrix Wah pedal that Cantrell used since his early days. [26] Cantrell would later name his music publishing company as Rooster's Son Publishing. [174], On December 6 and 7, 2019, Cantrell performed two sold-out solo concerts at the Pico Union Project in Los Angeles. ,{ Its therapeutic. I'm just thankful to have a tour and work - something I can focus on. Of course, you know, possibilities"[171] Cantrell expressed the same sentiment when asked about a new solo album during an interview with Trunk Nation in August 2017, stating that Alice in Chains has always been his number one concern, but that he would not rule out a new solo album in the future. [29][30], Cantrell moved back with his mother to Spanaway where he attended junior high. [289], On January 17, 2020, Cantrell officially joined Gibson as a brand ambassador. [347], Cantrell is a supporter of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and has performed at benefit concerts and charity golf tournaments to raise funds for the hospital that treats children with cancer. } I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. Cart 0 Embroidered Logo Beanie. Each participant puts up an item for an online auction and all of the proceeds goes to the charity chosen by the champion of the league. Playing again in 2005 felt right, so we did the next thing and toured. G&L Jerry Cantrell signature Rampage prototype, Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Model - Given to Jerry by Eddie, 2 Friedman Amplification BE100 Brown Eye heads, Friedman JJ-100 Jerry Cantrell Signature 100W Hand Wired Tube Guitar Head, Dunlop Jerry Cantrell signature Cry Baby wah, This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 05:22. Music, radio and podcasts, all free. 38 on its list of "The 66 Best Hard Rock + Metal Guitarists of All Time". [250], Apart from his signature G&L Guitars, Cantrell has also been seen playing a Telecaster,[251] a Fender Standard Stratocaster Brown Sunburst,[252] a Gibson Les Paul[253][254] most notably an Ivory White Les Paul with torch burn marks that Cantrell made all over the guitar, which is the guitar that Cantrell has used on all of the Alice in Chains albums along with the original Blue Dress G&L. #aliceinchains #dionnefarris #grammys.. .ai-viewport-1 { display: inherit !important;} They told me how veal was made from calves raised in these small boxes, and that image stuck in my head. A Vietnam veterans son who cut his teeth on old AC/DC, Kiss and Ted Nugent albums, Cantrell had joined up with bassist Mike Starr and drummer Sean Kinney but couldnt convince Staley to join the group. 4. Alice In Chains; Classic Rock: 1 band: Classic Rock: Ozzy Osbourne; Glam For Columbia, signing Alice in Chains was a deliberate move to regain the labels foothold in the hard-rock market. They came to us at a time when we were hungry for music, says label president Don Ienner, who has since taken the band especially guitarist Cantrell, whom he refers to as a future guitar god under his wing. To celebrate the. Hes gained some weight, the color has returned to his skin, and a muscleman on tour keeps an eye on him in case the old urges return. He was such a good singer that his senior year he became choir president. Considered a commercial long shot compared with other local heroes, Alice in Chains signed with Columbia in 1989 after Nick Terzo, a rep involved with the bands music publishing, joined the labels A&R team. [319] "No one in the band claims to be an expert on religion, but the title of the song [The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here] comes from something that a lot of people actually believe in". Alice in Chains Tickets On Sale. [317] Sadie died on the same night of Alice in Chains' concert in Seattle on October 8, 2010, aged 18. [102] In 2001, a second compilation titled Greatest Hits was released. The two models most closely identified with Cantrell are instruments manufactured in the 1980s. As you can see, Cantrell says, Im into some twisted shit. Indeed, he endures a four-hour-plus session, getting a strange array of gruesome faces inked onto his arm, reaching from the wrist all the way up to the crook of his elbow. [63] Diamond Lie gained attention in the Seattle area and eventually took the name of Staley's previous band, Alice N' Chains, and was quickly renamed as Alice in Chains. Set of 2 with Layne Staley and Mike Starr - Free Shipping. It was such a big movie and it was really fun to do. 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